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I see you are asking "What is idiopathic blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome?" Abstract. Meige's syndrome is a form of cranial dystonia characterized by the presence of bilateral dystonic spasms of the facial muscles and frequently of other cranial muscles as well. Its most common and disabling manifestation is blepharospasm which can render the patient functionally blind
Primary or idiopathic dystonia is presumed to be of genetic or unknown cause, whereas secondary dystonias are due to an attributable cause.
CVS is sometimes called an idiopathic disorder because its cause(s) are still not known
an idiopathic form of familial intrahepatic cholestasis associated with lymphedema of the lower extremities.
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a rare idiopathic disorder characterized by recurring periods of vomiting in an otherwise normal child or adult
Raynaud's syndrome can be classified as one of two types: primary, or idiopathic (of unknown cause) disease; and secondary, which is also called Raynaud's phenomenon.
synonyms-Dystonia, familial, with visual failure and striatal lucencies, Leber optic atrophy and dystonia, LDYT Dystonia-a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be inherited or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection or reaction to drugs.
Just to name a few: GAPO syndrome, Gastric Dumping Syndrome, Gaucher's Disease, and Genu varum.
The suffix for idiopathic is "-ic" which means "pertaining to."
Dystonia localized to two contiguous body parts is referred to as segmental.
Dystonia is a medical term meaning abnormal muscle tone.
My Movement Disorder Specialist Neurologist gave me a script for it, but because of Ocular Hypertension I did not take it. I have a rare form of Dystonia, the DYT12 Gene type. I would also be afriad of my Dystonia getting worse, I have Oromandibular Dystonia pretty bad also.
Idiopathic means without known cause.The medical term meaning 'without a known cause' is Idiopathic.IdiopathicIdiopathicIdiopathic